Audi R8 vs Lamborghini Aventador
The R8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,580 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $4,334 (better)
- $6,914
- Australia
- $3,591 (better)
- $5,731
- United Kingdom
- £2,633 (better)
- £4,201
- United States
- $3,348 (better)
- $5,342
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.4 L/100km (better)
- 21.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 545 km (better)
- 398 km
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 112 L
- –
- Length
- 4,426 mm
- 4,797 mm
- Weight
- 1,590 kg
- 1,586 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.2 L V10 petrol
- 6.5 L V12 petrol
- Power
- 397 kW
- 544 kW (better)
- Torque
- 540 Nm
- 690 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed automatic (ISR)
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
R8 or Aventador?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi R8 or the Lamborghini Aventador?
The Audi R8: about $2,580 a year less in New Zealand than the Lamborghini Aventador at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi R8 or the Lamborghini Aventador?
The Audi R8, at 13.4 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Lamborghini Aventador's 21.4 L/100km (13 mpg UK, 11 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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